“Week Of The Young Chad”
Wl Be Observed Next Week
May 6-12 has been ini
tiated as the “Week of the
Young Child" by the Na
tional Association for Edu
cation of Young Children.
The kick-off in Charlotte
will be held at Memorial
Stadium from 2-8 p.m.
May 6.
This will be a family Fun
Day, including children’s
Olympics, games, box sup
pers, a concert, fireworks,
and much more.
Julia Saunders, K-3~
Curriculum Specialist of
UNCC Faculty
Members Work
Toward Degrees
Two faculty members at
the University of Noth
Carolina at Charlotte will
be able to continue work
toward doctoral degrees
thanks to grants from the
Board of Governors of the
University of North Caro
lina system.
They are Myrtle Clin
ton of Nursing and Betty
Reiter of Computer Sci
ence. Both have received
Board of Governors’ Fa
culty Doctoral Study As- ■
signment Program Awards
for 1984-85.
* The program is part of
the continuing effort of the
Board of Governors to help
strengthen the faculties of
comprehensive and gener
al baccalaureate institu
tions, particularly the pre
dominantly black institu
tions.
»■ Faculty members select
ed continue^dn the payroll
of the home institutions
during the year covered by
the award and while they
are studying at another
university toward a doctor
al degree.
—Ms. Clinton will con
tinue her doctoral work at
;the University of Texas at
’Austin, and Ms. Reiter will
• continue her doctoral work
at the University of Mary
land at College Park.
.
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
School System and a mem
ber of the Early Child
hood Committee responsi
ble for planning the week in
Charlotte, stated recently
that the focus of the Week
of the Young Child will be
on the rights and needs of
children. One of the main
events Mrs. Saunders em
phasized will be the John
son C. Smith University
meeting from 7-9 p.m.
Thursday, May 10.
Four workshops concern
ing the rights, needs and
parenting of young child
ren will be offered at
JCSU’s Early Childhood
Education Building at this
time. Participants may
choose to participate in
two.
There will also be a film
festival at the First Union
Bank Bank Auditorium, 301
South Tryon St., 12th floor
each day from May 7
through May 11.
The Charlotte-Mecklen
burg School will sponsor a
beginners’ day for all stu
dents entering kindergar
ten in the fall of 1984. This
will be held at each ele
mentary school May 7-11.
Another interesting item
on the calendar of the
“Week of the Young Child”
includes a Fun Fair to be
held at the Nature Museum
from 10 a m. until 2 p.m.,
May 12. (1658 Sterling Rd.
behind Freedom Park).
You are cordially invited
to attend all functions..of
the “Week of the Young
Child.” Sponsors include
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Association for Education
of Young Children; UNCC;
Child Care Resources;
Council for Children;
Children’s Theatre; Char
lotte-Mecklenburg School
System; Charlotte-Meck
lenburg Library and Sci
ence Museums of Charlotte
Nature Museum.
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This is Your Child's Ticket To A Better Education
Endorsed By:
• Black Political Caucus
• Jewish Community Leaders
• North Carolina Association I
o/ Educators
• Charlotte Labor Council
• Public Housing Presidents
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Even at her young age, Rachelle Nichole
King knows the thrill of victory. She
recently won her first baby contest
sponsored by the Women of Amay James
Presbyterian Church. For her prise
“Little Miss” King took home a gold
trophy, a crown and a monetary
award. She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hermie King.
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Kappa Alpha Pal Fra
ternity has committed its
wholehearted support to
the National Assault On
Illiteracy Program/ In
keeping with the fratern
ity’s theme of “Mobi
lizing Kappas for Human
ity,” Grand Polemarch
Robert L.. Gordon has
pointed the fraternity in
yet another direction in
which this theme'becomes
a reality. r—.
The AOIP is a frame
work via which local black
community-building organ-'
izatiooa work together to
focus on greatly reducing
the unconacionably-high
rate of illiteracy. "The
Fraternity,” said Gordon,
“has begun to make Hnlk
felt more and more among
the disadvantaged, the
disfranchised, the desti
tute and helpless in ac
cordance with diet urns of
our constitution. Kappa
Brothers around the coun-.
try have rallied to a.call'to
Join with me in a new and
positive direction. Hie .
AOIP is another step is
that new positive (Urec.
tion.” Members of Kapp*
Alpha Psi were in abtnfr-'
dance at the recent hi&
tory-maldng two-day work£
shop at the U.S. Depart
ment of Education in *
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